***"Eggshelland" Returns to Legacy Village in March 2015!!***The Euclid Beach Boys are gearing up for one sensational summer season! The Grand Opening Of "The Euclid Beach Boys Event Center and Museum" will be in May 2015! Exact date to be announced very soon! Be sure to reserve your favorite car.....the Rocket Ship Car or Thriller Car for your special occasion in 2015. Birthdays, Weddings, Proms, Block Party's, Festivals, and more....See our "Speical Announcemants Section" below for more details!***

This section is dedicated to our special four legged K-9 friends that
also enjoy riding in our cars! (see links below) The best friend,
companion, and traveling partner I've ever had will be forever
remembered by hundreds of people she had met in her lifetime.
Those of you that had the pleasure of knowing her have sent me numerous
cards and letters after her passing. To me she was known as
Radar...."The World's Greatest Dog".

WELCOME TO OUR WEB SITE!

Well it's about time we got around to updating
everyone about all of
the new and exciting things that have happened
over the past four years. New acquisitions have been, and are being made,
along with that, a new car was built. We are now
taking reservations for the "Rocket Ship Car"®
in Florida. Florida residents may now reserve the car
by email at
rocketshipcar@aol.com,or by phone at 727-216-3770 in Florida, or
440-460-0565 in Ohio.

Our unique cars are designed to carry up to 10
adults, and/or 15 children, and rent by the hour. Please contact
us for
up to date availability, and pricing. Visit our "Calendar
of
Events" page, and our "Ride
& Dine®" page
for one of a kind ideas when reserving our vehicles.

"The Happiest
Ride's On Earth"®

History:
On our history page you will find out the real stories about how
we acquired some of the parks most recognizable pieces that, in
fact, the amusement park industry was built on. We
currently own the largest and most complete collection of Euclid
Beach Park®
memorabilia in existence.
So
take a few moments to enjoy a trip back in time to a place that was very special to Northeastern Ohio, a place that was just
plain fun, and inexpensive to attend. Euclid Beach Park®
set the standard that to this day no
other amusement park has come close to duplicating for the
same price.

Calendarof Events: Our calendar of events
page will inform you of current and future schedules of Laughing
Sal®, the Thriller Car®, the Rocket Ship Car®, and any event
that we are currently involved with.

™

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Section:

"The
Euclid Beach Boys"®

Rocket Ship Car®
returns early to Cleveland in 2015!

Due to the busy
Cleveland schedule, the Rocket Ship Car®
will return to Cleveland Ohio for the
Spring/Summer by May 1, 2015. Call 440-460-0565 for
reservations. No deposit is ever required!

The
Rocket Ship Car®
will return to Cleveland for the 2015 spring/summer season by
May 1, 2015. Our "Rocket
Ship Car"®
and our "Thriller Car"®
will be taking reservations in Cleveland through Friday,
October 13th & 31st, 2015.

Reservations for the cars are coming in strong so book
early to be guaranteed to have the car of your choice
for your special occasion! No deposit is ever
required! Call 440-460-0565, or email us at
euclidbeachboys@aol.com.
now as the weekend dates are filling fast!

Click on the facebook logo below to travel to our newest
endeavor done only the way "The
Euclid Beach Boys"® can do
it!!!

***The 2015
Spring/Summer Schedule for Cleveland is being posted***

The Calendar Page has been update with the cars 2015
Cleveland Schedule. The reservations for Cleveland have
been coming in much earlier than usual and the summer dates are
filling quickly! Great for us, but it could be bad for
customers that wait until the last minute to reserve their
favorite car for that special event. Deposits are never
required so do not delay book the car today!
"Click
here for a quick link to the Calendar Page"for the up
to date Cleveland Schedule, or email your questions to
euclidbeachboys@aol.com
or call 440-460-0565.

"The
Euclid Beach Boys"®

The Return of the Manolio Famliy's

"Eggshelland"®

by

"The
Euclid Beach Boys"®

Sponsored by "Legacy Village" Friday,
March 27th. through Sunday, April 5th. 2015

This year we are pleased to announce the return of

"Eggshelland"®

This year
"Legacy Village"has again
sponsored this the 57th consecutive year that Eggshelland has been
displayed in the city of Lyndhurst. The display will be at indoors
at
"Legacy Village".
Click here to go to the Calendar Pageof this
web site for dates and times.

When:Friday March 27th.
through Easter Sunday April 5th. 2015

Where:Legacy Village
on the NW corner of Cedar and Richmond Roads in Lyndhurst.

Times:Fri.March 27th.
4p to 9p

Sat.March 28th.
noon to 9p

Sun.March 29th.
noon to 6p

Mon.March 30th.
through Thursday April 2nd.
noon to 8p

Fri.April 3rd.
noon to 9p

Sat.April 4th.
noon to 9p
Photos with the Easter Bunny 1p to 3p and 4p to 6p (Children ,Adults and
Pets too!)

Easter SundayApril 5th.
noon to 6p
(The last day
"Eggshelland" will be open.)

A donation maybe
made to WMJI'S Jimmy Malone's College Now Kids. 100% of the
proceeds donated go directly to the students. In the past five
years "The
Euclid Beach Boys"®have raised over
$7000.00 for this very worth while cause because of your generous
contributions! These kids are our future! We will see you
there!

Sincerely, Joe and John...."The
Euclid Beach Boys"®

"The
Euclid Beach Boys"®

Hey everyone....Guess what??????? We are
finally on Facebook
be sure to visit our Facebook page for up to the
minute news about what we have been up to!

*Major Announcements*

***Note new changes have come to the Charity Rides for WMJI's Jimmy Malone's College Now
kids for the summer of
2015!***

"The Euclid
Beach Boys"®
have teamed up with
Legacy Village
in Lyndhurst, and University Circle Inc.
"Wade Oval Wednesdays"
on select dates to help raise needed
funds for deserving students. This is in conjunction with Majic's (WMJI)
Jimmy Malone and the "College Now
Greater Cleveland"scholarship program (formerly known as The Cleveland Scholarship Program). For more
info on "College Now Greater Cleveland" visit their website at:
www.collegenowgc.org, or Jimmy
Malone's site at:
www.jimmymalone.com. For just a small donation of $3.00 per person you can
ride one of these awesome cars, built by "The Euclid
Beach Boys"®.100%
of the
Legacy Village
donations raised goes directly to "College Now
Greater Cleveland"scholarship program, and 100% of the the "Wade
Oval Wow" donations are split 50/50 between "College Now
Greater Cleveland", and University Circles high school
programs.

We
want to thank everyone that came out in
2012 to the
Mitchell's Ice Cream locations and rode our cars. Your
$3.00 per person donation helped us raise over $3800.00in 2010, 2011, and 2012.

Thanks to everyone that rode and supported us at
Legacy Village, and Wade Oval together we raised over $1000.00
which now brings our total up to and over $6000.00!!!

Below is the summer schedule for 2015. Come
out and join us,"The Euclid
Beach Boys"®along with Jimmy Malone, at
Legacy Village in Lyndhurst, and on "Wade Oval Wednesdays"
on Wade Oval in University Circle to help raise
money for these deserving young adults. Thank you for
supporting this worthwhile cause!

Rocket Ship
Car®
will returned to the Clearwater Beach/St.
Petersburg/St. Pete Beach Florida for the
Fall/Winter of 2014/2015!

Our Rocket Ship Car®
will return to Clearwater Beach/St.
Petersburg/St. Pete Beach Florida, from
Cleveland Ohio, for the 2014/2015 Fall/Winter
season by November 27th! It is never to early
to reserve the car for your special event...Holiday
Light Rides, Birthdays, Weddings,
Festivals, Block Party's, Reunions, etc., call
727-216-3770 now to
reserve the
"Rocket Ship Car"®
, or email us at rocketshipcar@aol.com,
for more information on available dates and
times. We never require a deposit, and
remember....

"If it's not
"The Euclid Beach Boys"® "Rocket
Ship Car"®

"It's just
another convertible"!

"The Happiest Ride On Earth!"

Laughing Sal's®
New Voice!

Why
are Joe, Sal & John all smiles? Well let us tell you why!
Our gracious thanks go out to Charles, Sue and John at RACOM
PRODUCTS for re-voicing our Euclid Beach Laughing Sal with
their Digital audio announcers. These fine fans of Euclid
Beach Park donated their time, skills and equipment to the lady
of the park to update her infectious laugh! RACOM
PRODUCTS is located right here in Cleveland on W. Schaaf Rd.
Visit their web site at
www.racominc.com.
We are truly blessed to have them so close to home.

The
Euclid Beach Boys®,
and Laughing Sal®
will be forever grateful to them for doing this so that everyone
that has in the past, and those in the future will now be able
to enjoy her infectious laugh for many years to come!

The Euclid
Beach Boys®have purchased a
small
amusement park! Do to the amount of overwhelming inquires
I will be posting photos of the "Little" park soon. My
summer season has been very busy and I apologize for taking so
long to get some of the pictures posted. Once I get down
to FL. with the Rocket Ship Car I will have sometime to get them
on this site. Thanks for being patient!

Joe

New Events &
Projects coming for Cleveland for 2014!

New events, and exciting projects for the 2014 season are
well underway! These are events you will not want to miss!
Stay tuned to this web site
for family fun events and ride information on our
"Thriller Car"®
&
"Rocket
Ship Car"®
as only "The
Euclid Beach Boys"® can do it! "If it's not "The
Euclid Beach Boys"® "Thriller Car"®
&
"Rocket
Ship Car"®

"It's
just another convertible"!

The Euclid
Beach Boys®proudly support the return of the PTC 19 Carousel that
once operated at Euclid Beach
Park®

**NOW AVAILABLE**

"ClevelandMemory
Grenade" CD.

Only $10.95**

(tax & shipping extra)

Heard on
WMJI's "Lanigan & Malonemorning show
this CD will take you back in time with these old Cleveland
TV/Radio Jingles. They make great stocking stuffers!
Order now before they are gone!

I also want to thank all of the men and women along with their
families for what they have sacrificed personally, for all of us
here, in their dedication to protect and serve for this great
country we live in. I also want to send out a "Thank You" to all
of the service men and women that gave the ultimate
sacrifice....their lives....to make sure our freedom is
protected. Please keep them all in your thoughts not only
on Veterans Day, but everyday of the year.

Sincerely, Joe Tomaro Jr.

And especially to Joe Tomaro Sr. who served
with Navy Seabees in WWII. with the 4th Special Battalion
attached to the 1st Marine Division landing on, and taking
control of, Guadalcanal in the south pacific.
"Thanks Dad"

New Video of
Our Rocket Ship Car®
on Youtube!

Check out the latest video on You Tube of our Rocket Ship Car®
as seen by our fans....... :

This video is of the Rocket Ship Car at
the St. Petersburg night parade as part of the St. Petersburg
"Parade of the States" kickoff to the Grand Prix Race 2012.
The car took two top awards. See the following quotes
submitted by parade officials. Fast forward in the video
to the 4:07 sec spot to view the car. March 2012.

Joe,
I got this email Monday from the Suncoasters about the awards
for our Rocket Ship parade entry. I didn't think for a second
that they would award us both awards, just out of being fair,
since there were 2 other neighborhood entries in the parade.
I put your contact info in the email I sent out to all my
contacts and I think I sent you a copy of what I sent. I'll try
to send more pictures soon.
Thanks again,
Dave

Joe Tomaro is the
owner of the rocket ship car and he
says the rocket body originally
was a ride
at a Euclid Beach amusement park.
He's in FL through April 23rd,
available for rentals, and can be
reached at 216-3770 or at
www.rocketshipcar.com.

Prez
Dave "Flash Gordon" Hoover

Riviera Bay Civic Association

Hello,
Hats off to Dave Hoover and the Riviera Bay civic
association. Last nights "lighted rocket ship" was truly a
sight. A great job by the city in putting on the parade and
by the neighborhood for putting themselves on display. Nice
glasses, Dave.
Bill
Historic Kenwood

Just passing on some good news we
received yesterday that the Suncoasters have awarded us the
"Best Illuminated" and "Best Overall" for our
neighborhood association's entry of the "Rocket Ship Car" in
the 2012 Festival of States/Grand Prix Illuminated Night
parade.

Dave

Thank you so much for your voice
mail and congratulations on your double win! We are always
excited to see what Riviera Bay Civic Association brings the
parade and you surely did not disappoint with the
illuminated Rocket Ship Car this year!

Our collection of Geauga Lake
memorabilia is quite considerable, and we are excited to be
bringing these things out for public viewing soon! We
are happy to support the newest venture of Geauga Lake Park®
supporters website so be sure to visit them at
www.northohioclassicparks.com for more information on future
events that we, "The
Euclid Beach Boys"®
will be a part of!

Thanks again, for supporting us in our
effort to preserve the memories of these old amusement parks, and have an amusing day!

Geauga Lake enthusiasts taking a look back

Some people get tears in their eyes when they see things
they remember from Geauga Lake Amusement Park.

For that reason, Euclid Beach Boys Joe Tomaro and John Frato
jump at the chance to show their collections in public.

"It's a step back in time," Tomaro said, also referring to
the duo's memorabilia from Euclid Beach Park, which closed
40 years ago. "People close their eyes and they hear the
music and they can just hear the ride."

Anyone who's not yet experienced such a flashback, but loved
Geauga Lake — which operated from 1888 to 2007 in Aurora and
Bainbridge Township — is now invited to the first ever
Geauga Lake Memorabilia Show and Employee Reunion.

Feedback from Euclid
Beach Park®
patrons!

Chicago Sun Times reader sent:

I
could not believe it. When I saw the pic of the rocket
ship on the front page I immediately told my husband. I
know that ride That was at Euclid Beach Park.
I remember riding that. Yes it went around slow but to
an eight year old it went awfully fast. The other ride
that really sticks in my mind and I thought
was sooo much fun was the racing horses. Never forget
my grandparents talking about the dances that were
there. They lived in Euclid not to far from the lake.Thanks for the trip back to my childhood.!!!! Brought
back things I have not thought about in a very long
time.!

Check out the video's from some of our
customers that have enjoyed our cars, and other props from:

To honor all of the
men and women that have served, or are currently serving in the
United States armed services we
(The Euclid Beach Boys®)
have decided to transform one of our parade vehicles to a
patriotic themed float. We will be debuting
Our
"Flags
Across America
Truck"®
in the South Euclid Memorial Day Parade on May 26, 2008.
This new float will honor all 50 states in America.

Our vehicle is designed to remind us all of what makes being
an American so special. It not only proudly displays the United
States Flag, but also those of the U.S. Military and all fifty
states. The Military Flags serve as a solemn reminder that we
are free because of all the men and women who died and gave that
right to us all. The United States has always been referred to
as a “melting pot” of diverse nationalities and customs. No
where is that diversity better represented, than on the uniquely
different state flags. Each of these flags visually portrays
what is uniquely special about each of the fifty states that
make up this great Union. Every square inch of the truck’s
exterior is emblazoned with patriotic symbols and sayings.
Patriotic music and a

“fireworks style”
bubble display round out this truck’s “PROUD TO
BE AN AMERICAN” theme.

Great
Job you guys!!!! I was just as impressed with the vehicle.
I got very emotional the day we saw it because my Dad was a Marine and had a military funeral. When I watched you and Dave
fold the flag I could only think of the day they took the flag
off of my Dad's coffin to fold it and present it to my Mom.
Wow!!!!! You slightly Zany guys did good!! As usual.

Linda

For
more information about this uniquely designed vehicle, and
rental information please contact us at 440-460-0565,
or email us at:euclidbeachboys@aol.com.

Rocket Car

or

Rocket Ship Car®

FYI

One of the
most frequently asked questions we receive is "Does your
Rocket Car have a rocket engine in it"?
First of all the car is
named after the ride that
operated at Euclid Beach Park®
from the mid 1930's until it closed in 1969. The ride was called the "Rocket
Ships".
Our car is powered by a bored and stroked big block
Chevrolet gas engine. The cubic inch is 502, and
is producing around 500 horsepower. Because of the
weight of the car a large cubic inch engine is
needed to create enough torque to adequately move the
Rocket Ship Car®
down the highway. The car runs on regular pump
gas, usually 87 octane, (not rocket fuel) without a
problem. So technically our car is really not a
rocket car, but it is a car that looks like a Rocket
Ship!

Cuyahoga
County Fair summary!

Our display at this year's
fair turned out to be a BIG crowd pleaser!! People came
from several states just to see the display we put together
with the help of Ron Newell, and our sponsor NATIONAL CITY.
Titled "A Tribute to Ohio Amusement Parks"
contained memorabilia from numerous parks nthat at one time, and in
a some cases, still grace our state. The largest part
of the display was made up of items from the most famous park
ever...Euclid Beach Park®.
Laughing Sal®
was on hand greeting and even scaring guests that arrived to
view never before seen artifacts from now defunct parks, such as
Chippewa Lake Park, Erieview Park, the old Geauga Lake Park®,
Idora Park, Coney Island near Cincinnati, photographs from Puritas Springs, Gordon Gardens, and others. To view pictures of
our display click here to go to our Photo Page.
Thanks for taking the time to visit our site, and for those of
you that missed our display at the Fair I hate to say it, but
you missed an AWESOME opportunity to see a once in a life time
event. Thanks to everyone who attended it and for all your kind, heartfelt words of thanks to us for keeping their
memories alive.

Thank you all as well. Hope to book
again next summer. It is always a
highlight of the party! Appreciate your
flexibility given the weather.

Jennifer

-
Sent: Mon, Jul 29, 2013 9:53 pm
Subject: Re: "Thank You!"

Hi Holley!

You are all more than welcome! Be
sure to track me down at the event on the 29th of
September. It will be one of the few times I won't
be driving the Rocket Ship! See everyone there for
a great trip down memory lane!

Thanks to you
Joe!! Everyone had a blast,
and the kids are still talking
about it, calling it the "best
birthday ever!" And thanks for
the information on the event on
9/29, my mom is really looking
forward to that!

Take care,

Holley and Scott

Hi Joe,

We won first place in the float contest this year!!!

It is always a pleasure to have you as a part of our
celebration.

PeteJuly 4, 2013

Sent:
Fri, Jul
5, 2013
5:39 pm
Subject:
Re:
Fireworks
Ride

Joe,

Just wanted to let you know that we had a WONDERFUL time last night and have received many thank you's from friends and family. So glad your rocket ship has become part of our July 4th tradition. Good luck throughout the rest of the summer and we will see you next year.

Bill & Marianne

Friday June 21, 2013

Joe

On behalf of our
family I want to
say "Thank You"
for helping to
make our family
reunion a
success.
Everyone truly
enjoyed it!

Thank You,

Taneisha

Good morning Linda,

Thanks for the great
email! I still have some copies
left, and will happily hold one for
you. I will be back in town over
Thanksgiving (if that works for
you), and will be sure to contact
you at that time.

Had a great time at 2012
Euclid Beach event!
Bought a copy of the
book, and you signed it
at your T-Shirt booth.
I Love it and want a
copy for my Brother for
Christmas.
We have great Family
memories of the park.
My Brother and his
little friend walked
from Goller Ave in
Euclid when they were
under 9 yrs. old!
He also scavenged for
tickets people would
discard on their way out
of the park, and we'd
have some free rides!
Our Gramma would take
the bus that stopped at
the park. She loved
watching people dance at
the old dance hall.
Hope you have a copy
left for me!

Hi Joe & John:
Thank YOU for a wonderful hour of fun with our friends and family last
Saturday with the Thriller car. John was patient as we loaded the elders
and the handicapped in and out - and they were THRILLED to have the chance
to ride!
We are already discussing ideas for our next rental! We love the cars and
everything related to Euclid Beach - such happy memories for everyone.
Hope to see you at the annual Euclid Beach festival in September. -Linda
Linda

September 25, 2012

Kathy,

Thank
you soooooooo much for yesterday!
The kids had an absolute blast (see
attached picture!)
It's just so cool to be able to
share with my kids something that I
enjoyed doing so much when I was a
kid! So thank you again, and please
give Joe another hug from me, you
guys are both awesome!

See
you soon!

Kate

September,
25, 2012

Hi Joe -

I
want to
thank YOU for the tour last Friday
morning. We really enjoyed it. What an
incredible collection.

Heard you
guys on Lanigan & Malone on Monday.
Sounded great - hope it gives you a bump
in attendance on Sunday. We've seen all
the other Euclid Beach books, so we're
looking forward to the new one from
Arcadia.

Thanks for
everything you guys do to keep Euclid
Beach alive. What the Humphrey family
did was really special and the park was
so very special to so many people.

We'll be
there Sunday - keeping fingers crossed
for good weather!

- Sue

September 26, 2012

Hi Sue,

Great, I hope to see you guys on Sunday!

Joe

October 1, 2012

Hi
Joe & Kathy,

Sorry did not get to say Thank You
before you left on Friday, I was all over
this site pulling things together. Thank
you again, as I have heard such great things
and we now have a lot of outside people
working here from other countries, who have
never experienced Euclid Beach Park, or have
never went on a Rocket Ship Car ride… Really
great to hear their experience after they
come off that car ride.

See you again next year. Have a safe and
wonderful holiday season.

Sue

July 3,
2012

Hi Joe

We just wanted to say "thank you" so very
much!!! The rocket ship car was the greatest thing we could
have ever planned. Without a doubt we will totally call you
for next year!! Thanks again, and for sharing your stories!
You made everyone's day!! I think for sure you will see a
bunch of us on September 30! Thanks again Joe!

Brad and Jessica

Good morning D,

Thanks for the
email.....That is the main reason we do what we do. It was
such a great park to so many people, and our hope is to get
the doors open on our collection so that everyone can enjoy
a bit of the past.

Joe

Joe,

Thank you!! Everyone is still
talking about how young you made them feel
riding on the rocket ship from Euclid Beach. It
was really a great time.

Have a great year,

D.

October, 2, 2011

Hi,
Joe --

What
a thrill!! We all had a wonderful time riding in the Rocket
Ship Car & are still talking about it -- thank you!! My
computer has not been able to access Internet off & on for days
and months, so I never got your email until late
yesterday! Computer is fixed, now. I surely would have
emailed you when I received your email, but wasn't able to --
sorry! AT & T finally fixed the problem, but it has been a real
difficulty for almost 3 months!! They apologized, but it's been
a real difficulty for too long -- they assured me it's really
fixed, now. Sorry to go on so long. Our pictures turned out
beautifully and we all have great memories which we'll have for
a lifetime -- thanks again, and thank you for your nice note we
received in the mail! Again, I'm so sorry I didn't receive and
return your email -- I'm very good and responsible about
responding quickly to emails, but couldn't, as you now know. I
know we'll be calling you again sometime for another ride --
until then, thanks again.

Sincerely, Gay W. G.

Good
morning Gay,

Modern technology is great until it doesn't
work! Don't worry about the email, I'm glad the rain didn't
spoil the ride! Thanks again, and have a safe and happy
holiday season.

Joe

Dear John,

October
1, 2011

On behalf of Weber’s Premium Custard &
Ice Cream, Celestial Treats Lemonade,
Buckeye Concessions and ZogDogs, I’d
like to thank you, Joe Tomaro, Carol
Ward and all ODNR/CLSP personnel, plus
the Euclid Beach Park Now Committee once
again for inviting us to participate in
the above subject event. We enjoyed the
day very much and appreciate all of the
help and cooperation we received from
you and everyone associated with the
event.

We found the setting, lay-out, exhibits,
walking tours, car rides, car show,
memorabilia and overall theme/program to
be very unique and interesting. Also,
all of the activities and displays were
very well organized and presented.
Overall, the event was very well done
and I think everyone enjoyed themselves
and our products. We think the event
would have been better attended If the
weather would have been a little bit
warmer and less rain threatening. Also,
competing events such as the Browns and
Indians games and Saint Jerome’s
Clambake probably affected the turnout.
All in all, it was a great day and
enjoyable event. Congratulations to
everyone on a job well done!

Hopefully you thought our new Food
Vendors were a good addition to the
event and you will invite us to return
again next year. We would be delighted
to return (along with Weber’s of course)
and help you make next year’s event an
even greater success. We’ll need to
discuss what foods worked best this year
and how we can adjust our menus and
logistics/personnel to help improve upon
any realized customer service issues.
First time involvement in any event
always produces areas that can be
improved upon and tweaked to make them
better. We are willing to make these
adjustments so the event can run more
smoothly next year.

I hope you have a safe and enjoyable
fall season!

We’ll see you again next year….on the
circuit and at the 2012 Euclid Beach
Park extravaganza.

It was our
pleasure to have you at this years
event. The products you represent,
and your professionalism are an added
plus, and we are looking forward to next
year and are pleased to have you on
board.

John & Joe
"The
Euclid Beach Boys"®

Sept 4, 2011

Joe,

Thank you
so much. It was very nice to meet you too, and I thank
you for making such a great memory for my family. I
told everyone at work about the adventure
J
It’s so cool what the Rocket Ship has become, and what
it represents to so many people. The kids can’t stop
talking about it. They are going to want to go on
rocket ships all the time!!

p.s. My dad
found his camera.

Thank you,

Anna

Good morning Rich,

Thanks for the
email. It was a pleasure to meet you, your family and
friends. Thanks for thinking of our Rocket Ship Car,
and have a great summer!

I just wanted to
drop you a note to say "Thank you" for the great
time on Saturday night. Everything loved the Rocket Ship Car.

Thanks again and
take care..........

Rich

Hi Marianne,

It is always a pleasure to see you and
Bill, and I have you down for July 4, 2012. Same time,
same place. Have a great summer!

Joe

7/8/11

Hi Joe
-

Sorry I didn't pick up my
emails until just now. Obviously you found
us and we had great time AS ALWAYS. See
you next 4th!!!

Sincerely -

Marianne

Hi Joe,

Here are the pictures we took last night at
Wiegand's Lake Park with Sal. Thank you so much for
letting us get the pictures before you "glassed" her
in for the night.

Sandy

Sun, Jun 12, 2011 10:04 pm

Subject: Re: June 11th

Thanks soooo very much for
fitting us in on Saturday's schedule (June 11th) for The
Thriller ride! My husband's great aunt and all of her
friends LOVED the ride! We enjoyed having your wife as
a driver too...she is very nice!

We will keep you in mind
for future parties. :)

Thank you,

Amy

Hi Amy,

I got the complete rundown from my wife
about your husbands great aunt with her arms up in the air while riding in our "Thriller Car", just like she
did when she rode the coasters years ago! It was our
pleasure to fit you in. I wish I could have had the
pleasure of meeting her, but I had one last event to do
on Saturday evening with the Rocket Ship Car, so my wife
filled in for me. Thanks for contacting me, and as I
like to say..."Have an amusing day"!

Joe

May 15, 2011

Joe,
I can't tell you how much your braving the elements meant to
your rocket ship car riders at the Vermilion prom. I only wish
the weather had cooperated so you could have seen what an
amazing event that can be.

The rocket ship car was a fabulous way to arrive in style. Thank
you for helping us to give our daughter and her friends this
wonderful gift.

Rain or shine, the Rocket Ship Car rocks!
S. K. J.

Thanks so much for the kind words.
It was my pleasure to meet everyone, and to have the car as part
of your daughters special evening. I have a saying when it
comes to rain...."Once
you get wet, you can't get any wetter"! Have a great summer!

Joe

March 21, 2011

Joe,

Thank you so much for being a part of the Smokin’ Blues
Chili Cook-off. You and your Rocket Ship Car were a
hit! You added great, fun entertainment. If we ever have
another chili cook-off, you will be my first call.

I’d also like to thank you for your very generous donation
to the Tannehill Children’s Education Fund. You are a class
act.

Thank you again,

Carolyn

3/13/11

I booked the Rocket Ship car back in January and my 80+ year old
friends are
still talking about it. I would like to have about 10
postcards so I could
leave in our beach rental next to Angelo's pizzeria. Could
you mail me a
few.-- I think it is a fun thing for tourists to do.

Peggy
Clearwater, Fl.

Good
morning Peggy,

Thanks for the email, and
I'm glad to hear everyone enjoyed their ride
on the Rocket Ship Car. I will get those in
the mail to you today. Have a great day
here in
sunny
Florida!

Joe

3/14/11

Dec. 28,
2010

Hi Joe,

I hope you
and your family had a wonderful holiday. I know we did.

The Rocket
ship Car was such a huge success. The staff and the doctors
loved it. Plus the neighborhood seemed to like watching the
car more than the lights. It was fun being a rock star for
an hour. Thank you for all of your help in making the
Christmas party a success. We will definitely keep you in
mind in the future. I will also let people know about your
business.

Also thank
you for the totally cool key ring. I love it!

Thank you,

Debi

9-28-10

Hi Joe,

I just wanted to send a quick note to let you know how much we
enjoyed the rocket ship car last Friday night. My friend Cherie
was and still is in total shock. We all had a blast!!!

You run a 1st class organization and oh my do you have the
patience to put up with 10 partying women!!! LOL!

Thanks again,

Joy

Gary Thomas was kind enough to send us this
picture of our Rocket Ship Car® while I
was passing through Squire's Castle in the North Chagrin Metro
Parks. View other great photo's from Gary and his comment
about Euclid Beach Park® on this link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26992926@N08/

Joe -

Sorry I did not make it down to see you last night.
I only had one volunteer show up and I had to be at
the patio party run the drawing for prizes.

I heard you were as popular as ever and even had a
few people leave the patio party to catch a ride
before you left.

It's just not a festival without the Rocket Ship
Car! I could not do our summer events without you
providing this kind of fun.

Enjoy the rest of the summer and safe travels to
Florida.

Kelley 8/20/10

Hey Joe,

I just wanted to thank you for squeezing me in today. I know
that you guys were super busy. To say that everyone had a good
time was an understatement. From 2-75 everyone went crazy about
getting to ride in "the car from the parades" as the kids called
it. John was also friendly and professional he made the
experience that much better. I hope we can do this again
next year. You made Anthony's party a hit.

Thanks a million, Robert

8-7-10

7/31/2010

Hi Joe!!!

We really cannot thank you
enough for going the extra mile and being so patient when
everyone was running around changing clothes, holding you
up- changing the drop off point etc. you were flexible and
friendly and we appreciated your friendly service. We will
highly recommend your services over and over again! I
still have 3 more kiddos that still are not married! Your
thank you note was also extra special and it touched our
hearts.

All the best and thanks again!

Pat

P.S. Have an “ Amusing day too
J!!!!

Good morning, this message is intended for
Joe....Renee booked the Rocket Ship Car on July 08,2010 for
my event

Joe thank you sooo much!! The Rocket
Ship Car made my bachelorette party a blast. We had such a
great time and you were wonderful. From the ride to
the music and lights it was just such an unforgettable event
for all. thanks again:)

E.T.

Hi Joe,

Thank you for the terrific ride and keeping
the spirit of Euclid Beach alive! Everyone loved it! I
will look forward to my next ride! Maybe even in Florida as
my mother's house is in Holiday a bit north of Clearwater
near Tarpon Springs!

Thank you again!

Cherrie,
6/7/2010

This letter was sent to me
recently: Feb. 27, 2010, and by the way Tom, we do have some
major surprises for the coming years. Watch our website
for future news!

Dear Euclid Beach Boys,

I had a few minutes to kill
while waiting for a file to load at work, and ended up spending
over a hour going down memory lane with your web site. What a
thrill it was to remember some of my earliest memories as a
child going to Euclid Beach Park, spending the day at the beach,
riding all the great rides and at the end of the day, stopping
at the Humphrey booth for some popcorn balls and candy kisses.

I remember going to other
places like Geauga Lake Park, Kiddieland, the Cleveland Zoo, the
Clifton Club, all places of my childhood that no longer exist
except in the shared memories with my siblings and old
photographs.

Thanks for the smile on my
face.

HN
12/18/2009

P.S. I had forgotten about
laughing Sal, but one look at her and the sounds that came out
of that woman came flooding right back :)

Joe,

You just totally make my party every year!!! OMG! I have
everyone calling me the next day and telling me how awesome that
Rocket Ship car is!!! I had someone who was interested in having
it themselves so hopefully you will get some calls…….hopefully
you had your cards with you and you gave some out. I cant thank you enough …so go ahead and put me down for next year for the
1st sat. in Aug. and I think that falls on Sat. Aug.
7…….thank you, thank you , thank you!!!!

Kathy 8/3/2009

Just wanted
to say how much I enjoyed
your website. I have a ton
of great memories of going
to Euclid Beach when I was a
child! I have known for a
long time that Laughing Sal
was still around, but have
always wondered whatever
happened to her "old man".
Are there any still
existing? And what was HIS
name? I've wracked my brain
trying to remember, but I
cannot.....can you help?

Thanks for the great review of my
website! "Sal's" mate was known as Laughing Sam. He
was removed from the park in the late 50's to a private
owner, who sold him to a traveling carnival. I heard
Sam was destroyed by a heavy rain storm while being
transported back to the carnival site. The rain and
hail took out the paper mache' that he was made of.

Be sure and try to attend the stat park
event in September. You will really enjoy it!

Have a great day!

Joe

Good morning Joe!

Thank you so much
for your reply to my email. Now I
can finally quiet my brain re Sal's
mate's name.....Sam! That was
driving me crazy, trying to
remember. Sorry to hear about his
demise! What a shame. I hadn't
remembered that he left Euclid
Beach. I was around 10 years old in
the late 50's, and only remember
BOTH of them outside the "fun house"
at the Beach (I think it was called
The Surprise House, wasn't it?) All
I remember from those great days was
being really afraid of Laughing Sal,
and not so scared of Sam. But not
scared enough to stay away from the
attraction---that one and "Laugh in
the Dark" were my favorites.

Thanks for the
memories, and I will try to be there
in September!

Cheers!

Debi 8/3/2009

Joe & John:

Thanks again for an incredibly memorable evening. Everyone
had a great time and really enjoyed both the presentation
and the rides.

I really appreciate your help in making last night a party
to remember!

Carolyn
8/3/2009

JOE,

WHAT A GREAT WEB PAGE,
IT SURE BROUGHT BACK SO MANY MEMORIES. I
LIVED IN COLLINWOOD FOR MANY YEARS AND CAN REMEMBER MY FOLKS
TAKING ME TO EUCLID BEACH, AND THEN OF COURSE THE TEEN AGE
YEARS.

I EVEN WORKED IN
"KIDDIE LAND" FOR THREE YEARS,
WORKED ON ALL THE RIDES AND
MOSTLY THE FIRE ENGINE.

KEEP UP THE
GOOD WORK.

RAY 8/2/2009

Good morning Ray,

Thanks for the great review of my website!
FYI we have 1 of the kiddie rocket ships, 8 kiddie rodeo
ponies, and some of the large building block letters that
were used throughout the colonnade.

I hope you can make the State Park event in
September.....you will really enjoy it!

Joe

Dear Joe,

Thank you so much
for bringing the Rocket Ship out to our resident
Luau. Some of the residents had tears in their
eyes when they saw it but were not mobile enough
to ride in it. Even though it rained, no one
let it dampen the party.
Hope we can use your services again.

Sincerely,

Arlene7/22/2009

Hi Arlene,

What you just told me is
the main reason we do it! Just the sincere
appreciation that we receive from numerous
people makes us work that much harder
towards our ultimate goal of getting our
collection, and the cars out there for
everyone to enjoy.

Thanks for the
encouraging email.

Joe
"Have an amusing day"!

Hi, I came upon your site
while trying to locate a poster of the park. I was a
resident of Collinwood and my dad used to take my brother
and I to the park often, his company had their picnics
there, The only memorabilia I have is a photo of my brother
and myself in front of the entrance when we were probably 5
and 6 and a charm that a boy in high school gave me and I
cherish both along with all those wonderful memories. Of
course I loved the Thriller but I think my favorite were the
rocket ships. Congratulations on all of your treasures, I
am seriously envious!

Diana
7/16/09

Thanks again for the good
time, Joe. Everyone really enjoyed the rides.

Bob

Dear Joe,

I want to sincerely thank you for providing
the "Rocket Ship Car"®for my wife's birthday celebration. She has been
talking about getting a ride in the car for the past year
and needless to say she was totally surprised when
you arrived and thoroughly enjoyed the ride especially the
music. She was still talking about it this morning. She
brought the post card you gave her to show her
colleagues at Beaumont. I kept kidding her that it was the
first time she has acknowledged that she was turning 60. We
also had many positive comments from the other guests who
said they had a ball taking the ride. Many thought that the
car would just be there to look at and had no idea that they
could actually go for a ride.

Again many thanks especially for taking the
time on a holiday.

In closing, as you say "Have An Amusing
Day"

Bob
5/25/2009

Joe,

Thank you so much for being with us in the parade! Your
Rocket Ship was a hit! We had a blast!!!!! As soon as I find
out the dates for next year I will contact you! If you could
mail me some of your cards I will put them on our counter for
our patients. I have been asked for them.
Thank you!
Amber

I went to the event on
Sun. the 28th, it was great!! I shut my eyes and heard all the
noises of the park back then, the happiest times of my life!
Euclid Beach will forever be magical!!

THANKS FOR THE
MEMORIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Diane

Hi Joe!

I just wanted to thank you again for the
Rocket Ship last night for my mother's 60th birthday. She
had an absolute blast, as we all did! What a great night
for it and it's a memory we won't easily forget. Thank you
again and we'll make sure to refer your services on to our
friends and family.

AP.

Dear Joe,
Thanks so much for providing such a great time for the
Willoughby Workshop adults with disabilities! As you know, they
all really enjoyed the Thriller Car rides! Thanks for your
patience and thoughtfulness in ensuring that everyone who wanted
to ride had that opportunity. You are a true asset to our
community. Thanks again from all of us at the Lake County Board
of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities!

Sincerely, Ken and the Willoughby Workshop
staff

Joe, I got your card today.

Thanks so much for your thoughtfulness and generosity.The
event wouldn’t have been the same without the Rocket and the
Thriller!
J

Take care,

Jenee

Dear Joe,

I can't thank you enough for
bringing back such fond memories for all of us. Your professional and caring ways made our first
experience so much fun. I have already given
your web site to many of the staff and customers
at the restaurant, ladies who took the trip, and
friends. You have a wonderful treasure, and we thank you for sharing it with our community.
Keep up the wonderful work.

Evey

Joe -

Our thanks for bringing the
Thriller Car to Cedar Lee and sharing some
of the nostalgia from Euclid
Beach Park with us. Everyone enjoyed the
ride and it is perfect for families with
small children!
As I mentioned, it is challenging to have a
street festival when the city will not block
off the major traffic route. Thanks for
being a considerate, patient and safe
driver. Much success with your
endeavors.

Regards,

Kelley

Hi
Joe, I wanted to send you a few photos of your trip
to Amherst from our Old Time
Jamboree. The Rocket Ship Car was
unquestionably the hit of the Jamboree.
Looking forward to seeing you again next
year.

Ted

PS: Thanks for sending my
granddaughter's sunglasses back.

Joe,

Thank you so much for
making our party a hit! The Thriller was
thrilling! I
had my heart set on the Rocket Ship so I was
so surprised by how much fun the
Thriller was! Frank treated the kids and
everyone to wonderful rides!!!! The
money spent was worth every penny for the
lifetime memories it brought back
and created!!! I'm sure you will be getting
future bookings from the party!

Trudy

Hello Joe,

Thank
you for coming to our party on Saturday
night. Your ride was the main event and was
loved by all. I have received several calls
from our guests all commenting on how much
fun they had on your ride. Many saying they
have not laughed that hard in months. Thank
you for making it a party to remember.

Joan

Joe-

Thanks for a great
night. Everyone loved it... We will see
you at the Cindy's on Sept. 1st.

Janna

I received a very nice "Thank You" card
from Sue who had come out to the
Cuyahoga County Fair, and just recently
attended the Stat Park event at Euclid
Beach State Park. She doesn't have
the ability to send emails but did take
the time to send us a card that shares
her thoughts about Euclid Beach Park.
Here is what she wrote:

Dear Joe and John,

Just
wanted to say "Thank You" for giving me
and others the fun of going back to one
of our favorite childhood places where
we were able to enjoy the roller
coasters, Thriller, Racing Coaster,
Merry-Go- Round, the Great American
Racing Derby, Flying Turns, the Bug,
Over the Falls, Laughing Sal, the Surprise House, a walk on the pier, salt
water taffy, Humphrey popcorn balls, the
Frozen Whip, the Rocket Ship
Car in the
air and on wheels for a ride around the
park. It sure did bring back many memories! Come early and stay late
for many hours of fun until the park
closed in 1969. The Arch will always be
the landmark and a reminder of where the
park is, and I will never forget.
It will always stay in my thoughts and
dreams.

Again "Thank
You"! Your friend and Euclid Beach
new member.

Sue

Dear Joe,

You guys made the "Salute"! I
would like to take this opportunity to
express my heartfelt thanks for your
very active involvement at our 16th
Annual Salute to Orange Village on
September 2, 2007. The success of
this event was made possible by the
"dedicated efforts" of so many willing
participants. Your support in our celebration demonstrates your caring
spirit and represents an investment in
the future of our village.

I hope
to see you again next year.

Sincerely, Valerie

First
and foremost, I would like to
commend you on your presentation at
the Cuyahoga Fair this past summer.
I visited your display after work (5
am to 3 PM) and was impressed by
your collection and by the ever
present circulating number of people
that were attracted to it. You were
both busy with people for the whole
time I was there, so I didn't have
the opportunity to ask any
questions. I took numerous pictures
and took several trips down memory
lane as I saw memorabilia that I
hadn't seen since my childhood. One
of the most vivid memories from my
childhood was when I was finally big
enough to reach the gas pedal and
drive by myself on the turnpike car
exactly like the one you have. Two
days ago my family was at Cedar
Point and my 9 year old son drove
the same course in the newer cars
and I stood there watching, lost in
time as the generations mixed
together.

We seem
to have a common interest and
kindred spirit. I collect much
smaller memorabilia. My
budget won't allow for rocket cars,
but I am happy with collecting park
maps, ceramics, glassware, coins and
other small memories of the past
that in some cases don't exist
anymore and in other cases are still
going strong and have a wonderful
variety of historical items.

Ironically, on the same Saturday
that the news broke about Geauga
Lake closing I saw your rocket car
go by the Eat'n Park that I work at
on Snow Road. I was so bummed
out and melancholy about the closing
until I saw the rocket ship car and
I said to myself, "That is a sign,
that is good karma. You are not
alone." Your simple act of driving
by my workplace cheered me up enough
to get through the rest of the day
and I thank you for that.

I am
still stewing at Cedar Fair for
pulling out of this market. If they
really wanted it to succeed, they
would have invested more in the ride
side than a paint job the first
year. They had a plan in place from
the beginning, I believe and it just
took time to work through it. I was
hired by Six Flags the year of the
sale to work at the hotel although I
really wanted to work in the park
and be where the action was. Then
Cedar Fair bought the park and
everything changed. Working at the
hotel, I got to meet most of the
management including Bill Spehn and
Dave (?) the head of security for
the park. Dave and I became
friends. CF reduced my pay by
$3.75/hour and took away my
management position. Yet I stayed
for a while to see what would
happen. Of course what happened was
the removal of the animals from the
Sea World side and that was a very
surreal day. I went to lunch at the
KFC across the street from the park
and the slow parade of trucks
bearing passed by and you could hear
the sea lions barking sadly as they
left their home of many years.

I
wonder about the future of some of
the more historic items from the
park. The Illions carousel needs to
be preserved. I rode it this summer
and was thinking that it really needed cleaned up and restored. I
work part time at Fun'n Stuff, a
family owned amusement park in
Macedonia and I keep telling the GM
to look into auctions for the
smaller kiddy rides to add to their
park. I would rather see these
rides be used than sold for scrap.
And more recently, CF has announced
that they will close a park in San
Francisco to make room for the
49'ers new stadium. Deja vu?

Bill was in the Halloween Parade
on Sunday, so he really is back
at the Point. The Euclid Beach
Band sang "There's no surf in
Cleveland" and I have the vinyl
to prove it. But there's
certainly a lot of pride and
respect for the past and I
appreciate you guys for your
leadership in this cause. If I
won the Mega tomorrow, I would
build a place for birthday
celebrations that would embrace
the fun of the amusement park
with a museum of the past that
would be affordable to all and
memorable to many. But
that's just a dream, but it's a
good dream, much like the
description by James Earl Jones
in Field of Dreams
where the memories of the past
are so thick you have to brush
them away.

I
apologize for being so long
winded, but I thank you for
letting me vent on certain
subjects. Good luck with your
future endeavors and please help
keep the memories alive!